LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 August 1936, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Liverpool and James mines will be working on Monday.

The Secretary of the Greymouth Automobile Association (Mr W. F. Harley) is advised from Bealey that the Otira Gorge road is now clear of snow, and the road is clear right through to Christchurch.

Mr T. S. Patterson, secretary of the Reefton School of Mines, has been advised by telegram by Mr F. W. Archer from Wellington, that the Minister of Mines has agreed .to .a grant for the addition of further class room accommodation at the school.

The following resolution concerning

the salvage of the wrecked Abel Tasman was passed at a meeting of the Greymouth Waterside Workers’ Union, “That the members of the Greymouth Waterside Workers’ Union entirely dissociate themselves from the salvaging of the wrecked Abel Tasman.”

About thirty men are engaged on the construction of the road which is to give access to the proposed new State mine at Rapahoe, in addition to two parties which are engaged in surveying the route of about a mile. One party of surveyors are carrying out preliminary surveys in connection with the tunnel work at the mine.

Appearing before Mr. J. M. Bunt, J.P., at Greymouth to-day, Thomas Kerry, 42, coal-miner, of Brunner, was charged (1) That, on August 7, at Cobden, he assaulted John Scott; (2) that, on August 7, at Cobden, he assaulted Frank William Price; (3) that, on August 7, at Cobden, being the husband of Mary Elizabeth Kerry, he did trespass in the house occupied by her, during the currency of a separation order between himself and his wife. On the application of Senior-Sergeant E. Quayle, Kerry was remanded until Monday, in custody. Bail was not asked for by accused.

In the House of Representatives yesterday, discussing insurance companies’ returns, Mr Richards said that fire insurance business should he overhauled. He contended fire insurance premiums in New Zealand were higher than in any other country, and could easily he reduced by twenty-five per cent. New Zealand had 43 offices catering for the needs

of half a million people, and only thirteen were New Zealand companies, and, he was sure if the fire insurance was not a lucrative business, all those companies would not be operating. He said that notwithstanding the money spent in building up efficient fire fighting equipment, fire premiums remained high as ever. —Press Assn. I

Guarantees are an interesting topic at all times as the results are mostly varied. Applied, to International polities they have been more or less a failure. The guaranteed butter prices are an experiment, but the guarantee behind Dewar’s Imperial Whisky has stood every test at all tithes. Stocked by all leading hotels. Messrs Griffen and Smith, Ltd., Agents, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport.— Advt.

A motion that military training at the Christchurch Technical College should be discontinued at the end of this .school year, and that suitable physical culture should replace it, was lost by nine votes to five at a meeting of the College Board of Governors last evening.

The special race train, which left Greymouth early this morning, Tor the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington to-day, carried 33 passengers leaving Greymouth. SevenCtum boarded the train between Greymouth and Arthur’s Paes, there being 50 passengers leaving the Pass.

The Mayor of Westport, Mr. J. Kilkenny, has received a telegram from Wellington, from Mr. Blackadder (chairman of the Inangahua County Council) saying that the deputation about the Reefton-Maruia section of the Lewis Pass route has been successful and that 50 men are to be put on that road immediately.

The office of the Tourist and Publicity Department in Wellington received its first call yesterday from the telephone recently installed by the Post and Telegraph Department at the hut on Scoria Flat on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu. The hut is 5200 feet above sea. level and the telephone is the highest in New Zealand. Connection is made through The Chateau, three miles and a half away. The telephone is intended for the use of ski-ers and clihbers, and it will he useful in emergencies.—Press Assn.

Greymouth is fifth on the list for New Zealand, being headed only by the four centres, in the number of men placed in work under the Department of Labour’s Placement Scheme. This week, the Placement Officer at Greymouth, Mr. D. McPherson, has sue-' ceeded in finding employment for 56 men, 16 in permanent positions, 5 in temporary positions, and 35 on State works, malting the total placed to date 277, of which 101 were secured permanent positions, 25 temporary positions, two casual work and 149 State work. The registrations at the Greymouth bureau now total 594, including 214 labourers, 34 lorry drivers, 26 coal miners, 12 bushmen and 13 clerks.

Some indication of the Government’s immigration policy was sought by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. W. E. Barnard, in notice of a question to the Prime Minister, yesterday. Mr. E. J. Howard asked on behalf of Mr. Barnard whether it was intended in the near future, from a social, economic, and international viewpoint, to adopt a policy of planned immigration. Mr. Barnard also asked from what British and north European countries a sufficient influx of physically and mentally fit new citizens could be obtained, and what methods should be adopted to enable the Dominion to absorb such new citizens without intensifying or increasing unemployment in the Dominion. In a note to the question .Mr. Barnard said that the question of more adequate population of the Dominions might be raised at the forthcoming Imperial Conference, and that carefully compiled data would be required by the Prime Minister.

The famous dropkick artist “Bombshell” Boesch meets “Rebel” Russell exponent, of the back loop slam, Eown Hall to-night.—Advt.

A comet could be seen fairly plainly

high in the eastern sky last evening (stated a Christchurch message), al-

though from low altitudes the city’s smoke partially obscured it. The head, or corona, was quite distinct and the tail appeared to be about a degree and a half long. The approximate position of the comet was a few degrees north of east, and about GO degrees altitude. The tail appeared to point in a slightly north-westerly direction, making it appear that the comet was travelling little east of south. When

the appearance of the comet was referred to Mr. E. G. Hogg, he said that it was an unexpected appearance. A comet had recently been located by observers in the northern hemisphere; but it would be another eight weeks before it would be visible , from New Zealand.

Highly thrilling exchanges at the Town Hall, to-night. “Rebel” Russell y. “Bombshell” Boesch. Wrestling Contest. —Advt.

Startling book bargains are procurable at B. Dixon’s Annual Sale. Hundreds of Books at half and less than half the usual prices. Reading for the child or adult at never before known low prices. Come in early.—Advt.